Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-11
LOCAL ME- W 8.
Brief Mention.

Brief memG1OMs
Everything the best at Dorman's.
The sale of single seats for the Stoddard
lectures begins tomorrow.
Drive whist will be again feature at the
Republican league this season.
The Tiotchkiss Hose Co., Birmingham,
cleared sos by their recent ball.
Quite a number of persons were out on the
harbor spearing cells through the ice yester
day.
Lots of people went out to the toboggan
slide yesterday afternoon and evening to see
the sport.
Rev. Charles H. Canton of Yale Theologi-
cal seminary preached in the Congregational
church, Naugatuck, Sunday.
Two New Haven physicians are attending
Nathan Holbrcok of Great Hill, Seymour,
who has a tumor in the cheek.
The debt of the Sacred Heart church was
reduced Sc, 900 during the past year, leaving
now only about Sc, 900 indebtedness.
Division No. 5, A. o. H., gave reception
and promenade last night at National armory
and enjoyed supper furnished by Calvin.
Rev. Mr.. Enos. rector of st. Johns Epis-
copal church, Bridgeport, has resigned. The
High church question is involved in the
case.
Rev. Beverly Warner of Christ church,
Bridgeport, sailed for Europe Saturday. He
received gift of $500 from his church be-
fore going.
A broom brigade was being organized in
Union City, Naugatuck, yesterday, to sweep
the snow from the pond SO that the skaters
might skate.
Rev. J. Halstead Carroll, who was pastor
of the South church in this city before and
during the civil war, died recently in Still
water, Michigan.
Elan r. Jewett, prominent citizen and
newspaper man of Buffalo, died there yester-
day morning, aged seventy years. He was a
native of this city.
An Ansonia man, AZ years of age, COM
nenced learning to play the violin year
leader in the place.
Two horses and their driver sank through
the ice on the pond of the Waterbury Brass
company Sunday, and were with great diff
Guilty rescued alive.
Howard lodge, I. o. G. T., hold recep.
ton this evening at their hall. There will be
vocal and instrumental music, speeches and
refreshments. The public are invited.
Luther Bronson, for many years CHIEF
clerk in the insurance commissioners Office
at the Capitol, died of consumption yester
day. He was a native of Torrington.
Mr. William NJ. Geary, late of the town
agents Office, has accepted the position Of
superintendent at Proctor, Mcguire & Co. 4
at lucrative salary. He assumed his new
duties yesterday.
The sleigh bells jingled merrily yesterday
but the streets were not in good condition YET
for carnival on the avenue. The snow
shoyelling brigade was out in force again
yesterday morning.
A gentleman daily familiar with the har
Dor and the tugboat service said yesterday
Orange on the west side of the harbor 10 thu
Annex on the east side, were it not for tn
channel passageway which the big steamer
force open daily.
Next Sunday at Calvary Baptist church
one of the former pastors of the church, Rev
DR.. Gallaher, will preach. His old parish
toner's and many others will doubtless EN-
brace the opportunity to hear him again, an
turn out in force to give him greeting one
more after SO long an absence.
Coal went up another half dollar a ton yes
terday, which makes coal dollar highe
than it was month ago. Lehigh. all sizes
is $3.50. In Providence coal went up dol
lar yesterday, SO that it is selling there for $
ton. In New York coal sold by the carg
Saturday for So ton. The coal dealers sa.
that the rise in price is caused by the strike
at the docks at all the ports where coal i
shipped from.